In the early years of Christmas tree growing, there is a lot of mowing. A delicate task, slow going, In order to keep from running over the young trees, it takes a watchful eye and steady hand. And usually a bit of hand weeding. The native grasses are constantly trying to choke out the trees, […]
Working under the 2024 heat dome meant getting up at 6 am and mowing around the Christmas trees early. I started the day with full protection, but as the heat and worked kicked in I removed the mask. Even when we know what we should do, the work takes over and it’s so easy to
Brad Daniel Healthcare administrator with a passion for farming and forest health. New electric auger makes digging holes so much faster!
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How’s it Growing? Brad Daniel Healthcare administrator with a passion for farming and forest health. We counted! Doing the year end inventory of how things are. As you may know, farmers are required to inventory their products at the end of the year. This year, my father helped me walk the rows and count the
Drought in Virginia Marcy Daniel At the end of September, Albemarle County remained at 4.26 inches below normal rainfall. The drought has been hard on our little trees, but there are signs of resilience everywhere. We are quickly learning that the White Pine and Norway Spruce are doing the best. In future plantings, we will
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Here We Grow Again! May 21, 2023 Brad Daniel Healthcare administrator who traded the conference room for the farm. Raised in Virginia, trained in Sustainable Agriculture in California. Wishing I had asked my great-grandparents more questions about their farm! Wow! What a difference 4 weeks can make. A little dose of fertilizer and the spring
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To Fertilize or Not to Fertilize? April 6, 2023 Brad Daniel Healthcare administrator who traded the conference room for the farm. Raised in Virginia, trained in Sustainable Agriculture in California. Wishing I had asked my great-grandparents more questions about their farm! Happy Spring! I have not checked in for some time. The trees are still
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Whispering Bear plants first crop – 400 Trees! How do you start a farm in 2022 in the middle of a forest with no house and no barn? The same way it’s always been done, some praying, some planning, and a lot of family participation! On September 29th we began the process of planting our
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